A look inside LV #95100 - Before restoration

January 18th, 2012

With Lehigh Valley Railroad caboose #95100 now in the R&GVRRM shop, we thought we would share some pre-restoration photos of the interior of the caboose shot from our first work session on the car during our Tuesday, January 18, 2012 evening volunteer session.   The car is remarkably complete inside and is in good shape overall.   There are some missing parts and fixtures which we will need to replicate and construct, but it is nothing we can't handle or haven't tackled already on other projects.   It will also need all new windows, and all new paint.

We also have lots of questions about the caboose.  We are searching for information and photos of the interior and exterior to help aid us in doing the restoration right.   Please contact us if you have something you can share with us.   You can also visit us on Facebook and post right to our wall.

Here are some additional photos with have posted to our R&GVRRM Flickr site. 

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LV 95100 enters the Restoration Shop

January 16th, 2012

The newest addition to our museum's historic fleet of railroad equipment was moved into the Restoration Shop on Sunday, January 15, thanks to the hard work and dedication of many museum volunteers as we rearranged the location of many pieces on our railroad. Lehigh Valley caboose 95100 was built in 1941, and served through the Conrail era. Purchased by a private individual, it was moved to Manchester, New York, in 2005. In 2011, the Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum rescued this historic car from a local scrap yard, thanks to generous donations by individuals and volunteers, and thoughtful cooperation from the scrapper. The car was trucked to our museum in October 2011, and the brakes were repaired in November to allow for safe movement up to our shop.

This caboose is a significant addition to our collection of railroad equipment that is relevant to Rochester's railroading history, as the LV served the city directly with a branch line that terminated at Court Street (now home to well-known Dinosaur BBQ restaurant). It is our goal to restore this car to its mid-1970s appearance as an example of a Lehigh Valley caboose, to pair with our perserved LV RS-3m 211. The car will be restored through volunteer labor. We will be depending entirely on outside donations in order to complete the work. Please visit www.rgvrrm.org/support to help us return this car to the rails!

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Thank you!

—Photo by Joseph R. Nugent

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